CATEGORY ARCHIVES: NEWS

Int'l News: Japan Changes Stance on National Defense, Israel Wants Greater U.S. Support

Japan is set to propose conditions where the military would be allowed to defend other nations, an action Japan's constitution prohibits. Many see Japan's interest in helping its allies as a result of a more bold China in the Asia Pacific region. “If we have the option to exercise this right, we'll be able to make Japan a better partner in a region-wide security community,” said Narushige...

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Gov't News: Federal Gov't Partners with Universities on Energy, Cyber Projects

The federal government continues to partner with Universities to improve energy usage and protect networks from cyberattacks. The National Security Agency is investing $8 million in cybersecurity research initiatives to create test labratories of four universities. The University of Maryland, North Carolina State University, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Illinois will each...

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Business News: Executive Moves at Northrop, Raytheon, Cubic and ManTech

Executive Mosaic’s weekly round-up of news is a can’t-miss, digestible snapshot of the GovCon industry covering the biggest executive moves, mergers & acquisitions and contracts straight from the pen of one of GovCon’s most respected facilitators and sources of breaking news, Jim Garrettson. This week, the newsletter contained major executive moves at Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Cubic Corp....

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News of the Week: FireEye Acquires Va.-based Cybersecurity Tech Firm

FireEye has agreed to acquire a Virginia-based network forensics firm in order to combine its cybersecurity platform with nPulse Technology’s security system. This buy comes just months after FireEye bought cybersecurity firm Mandiant for more than $1 billion. David DeWalt, FireEye chairman and CEO, said that his firm aims to bolster its ability to “protect and remediate before a compromise...

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News of the Day: ManTech Names Louis Chabot Cyber Group VP and Technical Architect

Louis Chabot has been appointed ManTech's vice president and technical architect for the mission, cyber and intelligence solutions group. Chabot will be responsible for innovation and existing and future programs in his new role. “We look forward to applying Louis’ sought-after expertise to our existing and new customers as we continue to address increasingly complex information technology...

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CBP to Drastically Increase Workforce and Mark Lippert Nominated to Ambassador Role

In one of many major stories covered on ExecutiveGov today, Cutoms and Border Protection has announced that they will hire 2,000 officers. After the hiring is completed, the agency predicts there will be 21,370 border patrol agents and 23,775 CBP officers. The border protection agency which is a part of DHS is receiving $10.6 billion in funding this year, $110.6 million more than last year. _ _...

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Gov't News: DIA to Lose Top Officials While DoD Appoints Deputy Defense Secretary

Michael Flynn, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and his deputy, David Shedd, announced this week that they will step down from their roles by the Fall of this year. Flynn joined DIA as director in July 2012 and Shedd has been in the deputy director role since August 2010. In a message to DIA employees, the leaders said, "today and tomorrow DIA is clearly postured to achieve even...

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Business News: Executive Moves at The SI Org, CSC, OMNIPLEX and DRS

Executive Mosaic’s weekly round-up of news is a can’t-miss, digestible snapshot of the GovCon industry covering the biggest executive moves, mergers & acquisitions and contracts straight from the pen of one of GovCon’s most respected facilitators and sources of breaking news, Jim Garrettson. This week, the newsletter contained major executive moves at The SI Org, CSC, OMNIPLEX and DRS. The...

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News of the Day: Gerry Decker Named CGO at OMNIPLEX

Gerry Decker has been named chief growth officer at OMNIPLEX World Services Corp. where he will be responsible for business development, strtegy and marketing in the government services space. “Gerry brings a dynamic portfolio of executive experience, business acumen and a growth orientation that is needed to evolve and grow OMNIPLEX to the next level,” said Mike Santelli, OMNIPLEX president....

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News of The Week: ATK's Aerospace, Defense Groups to Merge With Orbital in $5B Deal

ATK's aerospace and defense groups will merge with Orbital Sciences Corp. in a $5 bllion deal that will create a a new company called Orbital ATK. The merger is meant to be completed by the end of 2014 and ATK is also planning to spin off its commercial ammunition and sporting accessory business into an independent, publicly-traded company. “Orbital has been a customer of ATK for more than 25...

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ExecutiveBiz Speaks with Bill Jaffe, Co-founder of TAPE, About His Company and Career

Executive spotlights are in-depth Q&A’s which ExecutiveBiz conducts with numerous chief and top-level executives in GovCon. The intimate access afforded by these interviews provides insight as to how companies are acquiring new business, what the future holds and the personal side of corporate leaders. This past week, ExecutiveBiz published a spotlight with Bill Jaffe, co-founder of TAPE and...

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ExecutiveBiz Speaks with Tina Kuhn About International Expansion and Cybersecurity

Executive spotlights are in-depth Q&A’s which ExecutiveBiz conducts with numerous chief and top-level executives in GovCon. The intimate access afforded by these interviews provides insight as to how companies are acquiring new business, what the future holds and the personal side of corporate leaders. This past week, ExecutiveBiz published a spotlight with Tina Kuhn, Northrop Grumman vice...

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